What share of people in Solola are in formal employment?

That is 3.1 IGSS contributors for every 100 residents of Solola, against 9.3 nationally, 5th lowest of 22 (IGSS 2024; INE population projection for mid-2024).

Economy, jobs and prices in Solola, Guatemala: official figures

97.2% of households in Solola had an improved source of drinking water in 2023, the highest of 22 departments.

GDP per capita 2024

Q25,758

2024

Workers contributing to IGSS

15,312

2024

Average IGSS contribution salary

Q5,907

2024

How many households in Solola have improved sanitation?

72.2% of households in Solola had improved sanitation in 2023, 8th highest of 22.

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How many households in Solola have electricity?

95.8% of households in Solola were connected to the electricity grid in 2023, 3rd highest of 22.

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What is the GDP of Solola?

Banguat puts the GDP of Solola at Q12,740 million in 2024 at current prices, 1.5% of the national Q878,387 million, 5th lowest of 22 departments (preliminary).

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What is the GDP per capita in Solola?

GDP per person in Solola was Q25,758 in 2024 against Q49,228 nationally, 6th lowest of 22 departments (Banguat, preliminary).

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How fast is income per person growing in Solola?

GDP per person in Solola rose 38.2% between 2019 and 2024 at current prices, from Q18,638 to Q25,758 (national: 37.6%).

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How fast is the economy of Solola growing?

After adjusting for prices, GDP in Solola grew 4.7% in 2024 (national: 3.7%), joint 3rd fastest of 22.

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Has the economy of Solola grown since 2013?

Real GDP in Solola was 48.4% higher in 2024 than in 2013 (national: 46.9%); its share of national GDP moved from 1.4% in 2013 to 1.5% in 2024.

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How many people in Solola have formal jobs?

15,312 workers in Solola contributed to the IGSS social security institute in 2024, 0.9% of the 1,659,137 nationally, 5th lowest of 22 departments.

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Is formal employment growing in Solola?

The number of IGSS contributors in Solola rose 36.0% between 2019 and 2024, from 11,256 to 15,312 (national: 22.8%), 10th fastest of 22.

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How has the number of formal workers in Solola changed since 2012?

Since 2012 the number of IGSS contributors in Solola has gone from 8,705 to 15,312, a change of 76% (national: 40%).

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How many registered employers are there in Solola?

298 employers in Solola were registered as IGSS contributors in 2024, an average of 51 contributing workers per employer (national: 45).

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What is the average salary in Solola?

The average contribution salary of IGSS workers in Solola was Q5,907 in 2024 (national: Q5,681), 5th highest of 22 departments.

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How much do formal workers in Solola earn in total?

Salaries declared to IGSS for Solola totalled Q1,085 million in 2024, 1.0% of the national total, 5th lowest of 22.

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Are wages in Solola higher than the national average?

IGSS contributors in Solola had an average salary above the national average by Q226 in 2024, while GDP per person was 52% of the national level.

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How Solola compares with other departments

GDP (million quetzales, current prices) (2024)

Solola ranks 18 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	GDP (million quetzales, current prices)
15	Santa Rosa	Q17,533m
16	Zacapa	Q15,652m
17	Chiquimula	Q13,606m
18	Solola	Q12,740m
19	El Progreso	Q11,821m
20	Jalapa	Q11,340m
21	Totonicapan	Q11,054m

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GDP per capita (quetzales) (2024)

Solola ranks 17 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	GDP per capita (quetzales)
14	Chiquimula	Q29,257
15	Jalapa	Q26,984
16	Baja Verapaz	Q26,259
17	Solola	Q25,758
18	San Marcos	Q23,501
19	Alta Verapaz	Q22,666
20	Quiche	Q22,575

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Real GDP growth 2024 (2024)

Solola ranks 3 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Real GDP growth 2024
1	Sacatepequez	5.2%
2	Totonicapan	4.9%
3	Solola	4.7%
4	Retalhuleu	4.7%
5	Guatemala	4.5%
6	Chimaltenango	4.5%
7	Chiquimula	4.4%

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Workers contributing to IGSS social security (2024)

Solola ranks 18 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Workers contributing to IGSS social security
15	Chiquimula	21,157
16	Santa Rosa	19,899
17	Jutiapa	19,860
18	Solola	15,312
19	Jalapa	13,360
20	El Progreso	13,312
21	Baja Verapaz	11,395

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IGSS contributors per 100 residents (2024)

Solola ranks 18 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	IGSS contributors per 100 residents
15	San Marcos	3.3
16	Baja Verapaz	3.3
17	Jalapa	3.2
18	Solola	3.1
19	Alta Verapaz	3.0
20	Huehuetenango	2.3
21	Quiche	2.3

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Growth in IGSS contributors 2019-2024 (2019-24)

Solola ranks 10 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Growth in IGSS contributors 2019-2024
7	Quiche	37.8%
8	El Progreso	37.1%
9	Retalhuleu	36.9%
10	Solola	36.0%
11	Sacatepequez	35.4%
12	Jalapa	34.2%
13	Jutiapa	33.9%

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Average IGSS contribution salary (quetzales) (2024)

Solola ranks 5 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average IGSS contribution salary (quetzales)
2	Guatemala	Q6,200
3	Quiche	Q6,190
4	Huehuetenango	Q5,911
5	Solola	Q5,907
6	Baja Verapaz	Q5,764
7	Jutiapa	Q5,620
8	Jalapa	Q5,415

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IGSS payroll (million quetzales) (2024)

Solola ranks 18 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	IGSS payroll (million quetzales)
15	Chiquimula	Q1,375m
16	Jutiapa	Q1,339m
17	Santa Rosa	Q1,239m
18	Solola	Q1,085m
19	Jalapa	Q868m
20	Totonicapan	Q836m
21	El Progreso	Q809m

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Households with improved drinking water (ENCOVI) (2023)

Solola ranks 1 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with improved drinking water (ENCOVI)
1	Solola	97.2%
2	Sacatepequez	95.2%
3	Guatemala	89.7%
4	Zacapa	87.6%
5	El Progreso	86.7%
6	Jutiapa	84.9%
7	Quetzaltenango	81.4%

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Households with improved sanitation (ENCOVI) (2023)

Solola ranks 8 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with improved sanitation (ENCOVI)
5	Jutiapa	75.7%
6	Santa Rosa	75.6%
7	El Progreso	73.4%
8	Solola	72.2%
9	Zacapa	71.9%
10	Quetzaltenango	67.1%
11	Chiquimula	65.8%

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Households connected to the electricity grid (ENCOVI) (2023)

Solola ranks 3 of 22, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households connected to the electricity grid (ENCOVI)
1	Guatemala	97.3%
2	Sacatepequez	96.0%
3	Solola	95.8%
4	Chimaltenango	94.2%
5	Quetzaltenango	93.0%
6	Retalhuleu	92.8%
7	Totonicapan	92.7%

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): Encuesta Nacional de Condiciones de Vida (ENCOVI) 2023: Poverty and inequality (departmental maps for poverty, extreme poverty, poverty gap and severity, Gini, water, sanitation, electricity), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 df15ab3fe8b7…)
Banco de Guatemala (Banguat): Cuentas regionales y departamentales anuales: Producto Interno Bruto por departamento 2013-2024 (current quetzales and chained volume, reference year 2013; preliminary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5b2e9ad0dee9…)
Banco de Guatemala (Banguat): Cuentas regionales y departamentales anuales: Producto Interno Bruto per cápita por departamento 2013-2024 (quetzales; preliminary), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 673dd87343cf…)
Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social (IGSS): El IGSS en cifras 2024: contributing affiliates, payroll and average salary by department (B2.1, C5), employers by department (C17.3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d61a33487068…)

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